Abstract: An inexpensive and disposable oil pan used for the collection and disposal of used motor oil drained from an automobile's crankcase. The preferred oil pan is formed from a cut-out of lightweight corrugated paperboard and contains an absorbent filler material inside. Such absorbent filler material contains petrophilic micro-organisms which enable it to absorb the oil drained from the crankcase of a car and prevent it from leaching back out into the environment. When the oil comes in contact with the petrophilic micro-organisms in the filler material, those petrophilic micro-organisms act upon the oil and begin a bio-remediation process whereby the danger represented by the hydrocarbons in the oil is reduced to a level which is considered acceptable by most general waste facilities. Accordingly, the entire oil pan, with filler material and used oil contained inside, may be simply disposed of along with one's general supply of trash.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a service station to recover automotive fluids. The apparatus comprises a reservoir attachable to a floor surface and a catch pan for receiving automotive fluids flowing from under a vehicle being serviced. The apparatus also comprises a hollow extensible arm means between the catch pan and the reservoir forming a conduit therebetween, and an articulated joint between the extensible arm means and the reservoir. This articulated joint is flexible in a vertical plane as well as in a horizontal plane. Thus the catch pan and the extensible arm means are movable between a first horizontal fluid recovery position and a second vertical compactly stowed position above the reservoir. The reservoir of the apparatus also has a first drain valve and a second drain valve located above the first drain valve. When the apparatus is used to recover several types of automotive fluids, those aqueous fluids such as radiator coolant may be firstly emptied from the reservoir through the first drain valve.

Abstract: An oil and oil filter recycle apparatus useful to consumers who change their own oil comprising the assembly of a receptacle for the oil and oil filter, a support within the receptacle to keep the oil filter from being immersed in dried oil, and a drain unit which is low profile to go under vehicle, invertible to empty its contents into the receptacle for transport to a recycle location, and mated to the receptacle to seal the receptacle and drain unit mutually against leakage while anchoring the support screen in the receptacle inward of the seal.

Abstract: Curbside oil filter and oil recycle apparatus comprising a bucket sized to receive an oil filter and its oil, a support within the bucket to maintain the oil filter in a draining position out of contact with its oil, and a lid closing the bucket top against oil spillage should the bucket be upset, the lid having a removable plug through which the oil filter can be passed, the residual oil in the bucket being removable to a mobile container by suction from the bucket through a conduit passing the filter support.

Abstract: A secondary containment reservoir device having a bottom and side walls forming a reservoir, and communicating with the reservoir an expandable retention bladder which automatically expands to receive liquid from the reservoir, allowing the total capacity of the device to greatly exceed the capacity of the reservoir alone. The device can be adapted to receive or support any type of primary liquid container above the reservoir, including drums, barrels, tanks, IBC's, tanker vehicles, tanker trailers or railroad tankers. In one embodiment, the reservoir is formed within a pallet having a support deck to receive drums or barrels of liquid. A single bladder or multiple bladders may be used, and the bladders may be mounted internally or externally.

Abstract: Described is a collector/reservoir made of flexible and chemically-resistant material. The collector/reservoir has an open top, and side walls which are quickly inflatable with air or some other gas or fluid. When the side walls are inflated, the collector/reservoir quickly obtains more shape and rigidity, and it may be easily placed under the source of the spill to collect the spilling material. At, in or near its bottom, the collector/reservoir is provided with one or more conduits from its interior volume to its outside surface, each provided with a quick-connect fitting. This way, the spill material from the collector/reservoir may be drained to another storage or transport reservoir connected to the collector/reservoir by the quick-connect fitting.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transporting a new fluid from a point of origin to a destination where a used fluid and a used filter are located. The used filter and the used fluid are to be obtained and to be disposed in a container after the new fluid has been removed from the container. The apparatus comprises a container having a hollow body for containing said fluids, and a pair of apertures for pouring fluids into and from the container. The container containing a new or unspent fluid is transported from an origin or source to a destination. The new fluid is poured from the container and into an engine. The used fluid from the engine is disposed into the container, along with any associated filters from the engine, and the container containing the used filter totally immersed in the used fluid is transported to the origin or source.

Abstract: A drip-free oil drain pan comprising a tray is disclosed. The pan has a lower imperforate plate with an enlarged first section of a generally circular configuration and has co-extensive therewith, in a common plane, a second section in a generally circular configuration. The first and second sections are coupled together at a common throat area of reduced size. The drain pan further comprises an upstanding side wall for the plate including a first side wall extending upwardly from around the majority of the first section of the planar plate except in the reduced throat area. Also provided is a second side wall extending upwardly from around the majority of the second section of the planar plate except in the reduced throat area and formed as an extension of the first side wall.

Abstract: An oil collecting mat for collecting oil drippings from a motor vehicle. The mat has a bottom with upstanding side walls coated with an oil and water proofing agent, and a plurality of sheets of corrugated cardboard stacked on end to absorb oil. In one embodiment the sheets of corrugated cardboard are rolled into cylinders and glued to the bottom portion. In another embodiment the sheets of corrugated cardboard alternate with sheets of foam sponge, which includes plastic foam or rubber foam.

Abstract: A portable containment apparatus for field use in containing liquids from vehicles and the like. The containment apparatus is especially designed to contain wash water run-off and includes a plurality of side members for defining a predetermined wash area, an integral floor and wall for containing the wash off, a sump for collecting the wash off, a sump pump for removing the liquid from the containment area to a remote container for later disposal.

Abstract: A multi-function drum cap which can be utilized as a weather protector, a drum funnel for filling or emptying the drum, and an oil drain pan for vehicles.

Abstract: A portable wash containment liner system comprises a flexible floor sheet, four flexible sleeves integrally formed around the periphery of the sheet, resilient solid cores inserted respectively in the sleeves to form two end and two side walls of a rectangular basin, and sealing members formed at the corners of the basin sealing and reinforcing the corners. The floor sheet and the sleeves are made of impervious heavy duty copolymer. Two rigid bars are provided at both sides of one of the end walls to form passing ramps for the vehicle. A paving pad or pads may be provided beneath the floor sheet when the containment liner system is used on a rough ground.

Abstract: A system that comprises a container capable of holding motor oil and a housing that is capable of holding a first oil filter such that motor oil in the first oil filter can drain into the container. The container is comprised of a light to medium weight durable plastic that is recyclable, such as polyethylene, and preferably has a rectangular top surface with four sides. The rectangular top surface has at least two handles (i.e., indention handles) positioned on opposite sides of the rectangular top surface. The container also has a drain release cap along with a screw and nipple combination to secure motor oil in the container and empty motor oil from the container. At least one drain hole is positioned to drain motor oil from the first oil filter held by the housing into the container.

Abstract: The invention provides a container for collecting, storing and transporting a liquid. The container includes a hollow container body having a top wall having a central, inwardly directed fluid directing portion and an opening in the fluid directing portion for permitting liquid collected in the fluid directing portion to pour into the hollow container body. The container also has a spout sized for pouring out liquid collected in the container body. A roller assembly on an underside of the container body permits rolling movement of the container body along a supporting surface. The container also has suitable means such as bearing grooves for securing the roller assembly to the container body.

Abstract: A tough, semi-rigid, dimensionally-stable, hydrocarbon resistant film shaped to fit the underside configuration of a vehicle; a plurality of flexible securing straps affixed to the lateral edges of such film and extending outwardly therefrom, each of such straps having a fastening device on the outer end thereof to permit anchorage to the frame on which the invention is placed; and a removeable, disposable absorbent liner adapted to be inserted into spaced pockets in such film between such film and the underside of the vehicle to which such film is secured. The invention will capture and retain all liquid drippings such as grease, engine oil, hydraulic or brake fluids, etc. preventing contamination not only of the floor of a garage or car port where the vehicle is normally parked, but also of the driveway, street or other surfaces over which the vehicle passes.

Abstract: Described is a system for collecting organic material, such as oil, etc., underneath rail vehicles, in particular railway locomotives, the systen having at least one absorption material in at least one pan.

Abstract: The present invention provides a way for the do-it-yourself oil and filter changer to safely and cleanly drain used oil from the filter, then seal and store both filter and drained filter oil in the same container that crankcase oil is collected and stored in while keeping the drained filter dry and separate from the drained and collected oil. The invention solves a recent problem that has become apparent as used oil filters have become a culprit of land and water pollution. By allowing the do-it-yourselfer a convenient, safe, clean, and economical way to manage his used oil filter along with his used oil, it hampers the tendency to improperly dispose of these recyclable wastes by allowing more convenient and cleaner transport of these wastes to a collection center. This reusable container also eliminates the disposable items currently being used to transport used oil filters, thus eliminating these oily wastes from the wastestream.

Abstract: A portable liquid drain pan includes a V-shaped front end having a pour spout centered thereon and includes cantilever extensions projecting forwardly of the front end. When draining the pan, the extensions serve as lever arms to elevate the pouring spout. The extensions also move the pour spout forward toward the center of a bucket placed under the pour spout. A bottom of the drain pan is raised in a stair-step arrangement to direct the liquid to an outer channel between a lowest step and side walls of the container. When the back end of the container is lifted, the liquid travels along this channel to the front of the container. A raised partition formed in the front of each step guides the liquid to the pour spout. Casters are formed on the bottom of the drain pan to improve mobility. The front two casters are positioned slightly behind the front end wall to prevent slippage during draining and to allow the back end of the container to be raised easily.

Abstract: A catch basin for automotive fluids, such as oil, adapted for use beneath a mechanic's catwalk which is itself extended beneath an automobile undergoing maintenance or repair operations, is disclosed wherein the catch basin comprises a generally rectangular, planar body portion formed of two dihedrally angled planar body halves and supports for supporting the body portion beneath the catwalk. The basin may be tilted toward a downstream end, at which is located a drain hole and a selectively removable plug. The catch basin supports may be supported from the catwalk or may themselves support the catwalk. The basin may also be provided with a bay adapted to receive and support a plurality of oil filters which are to be drained.

Abstract: A vehicle drip mat comprising a block of elastomeric material in a rectangular configuration, the block having a lower planar surface and an upper surface, the block having long parallel side edges and short parallel front and rear edges; a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the side edges, the side walls being parallel with each other along the length of the block; parallel front and rear walls along the front and rear edges coupling the side walls, the front wall being tapered from a point at its forward edge with the lower surface of the point co-extensive with the lower surface of the block and the highest point of taper being co-extensive with the upper edges of the side wall; and the upper surface of the block being formed with undulations having peaks and valleys running longitudinally, parallel with the side walls.

Abstract: New and improved spill containment devices and methods, for use primarily by the railroads, are provided in one or more lidded catch pans positionable generally around and under a transportation container for collecting and containing spilled or dripping chemical materials. A preferred spill containment apparatus comprises a combination of three catch pans positionable along a railroad siding including an inboard pan disposed between the rails and two outboard pans extending outwardly adjacent and alongside the rails and the inboard pan. The outboard pans have sectional lids that swing back over the railroad rails. This not only protects the area from splashing caused by heavy dropping in the big center pan, but also ensures that drips from above do not land on the rails or the gap between the inboard pan and the rails. When not in use, these sloped sectional lids divert dirt and rainwater away from the outboard receptacle or collecting basin portions of each outer pan.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for washing an article and collecting the used wash water as well as a wash pad and a mobile apparatus. A wash truck is modified to include a water treatment unit and a submersible pump for removing used wash water from a water-proof surface, such as pavement or the wash pad. The used wash water is subsequently recycled and reused or disposed of without harm to the environment. The wash pad includes a bottom sheet and a containment wall that together define a containment area for containing the used wash water. A secondary containment area may be defined for wash pads that are used for the washing of vehicles. The wash pad may be rolled for storage upon a reel mounted to the wash truck. Other embodiments provide wash pads for use in washing rail-mounted articles, and the interiors of trailers and shipping containers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a way for the do-it-yourself oil and filter changer to safely and cleanly drain used oil from the filter, and sealing and storing both filter and drained filter oil in the same container that crankcase oil is stored while keeping the drained filter dry and separate from the drained and collected oil. The invention solves a recent problem that has become apparent as used oil filters have become a culprit of land and water pollution. By allowing the do-it-yourselfer a convenient, safe and clean means to manage his used oil filter along with his used oil, it hampers the tendency to improperly dispose of these recyclable wastes by allowing more convenient and cleaner transport of these wastes to a collection center. This reusable container also eliminates the disposable items currently being used to transport used oil filters, thus eliminating these oily wastes from the wastestream.

Abstract: An vehicle fluids change and recycle apparatus includes a vessel body having an interior reservoir for containing oil drained from an engine. The body includes parallel and rear surfaces on opposite sides of the interior reservoir. The vessel body includes an inlet for enabling draining oil to enter the reservoir at the front surface of the vessel body. The lower end of the vessel body has a pedestal for enabling the vessel body to be supported in an upright position wherein the front and rear surfaces are generally vertical. An outlet member defines a drain for emptying the reservoir when the vessel is upright and a valve controls flow from the reservoir via the outlet. The valve is spaced above the pedestal when the vessel body is upright enabling a container to be placed under the valve when the vessel body is upright so that drained engine oil can be recycled into such container.

Abstract: A liquid disburser device for simultaneously equally filling a plurality of liquid containers from a source of liquid including a top member having an upper funnel chamber section for receiving liquid and a lower liquid discharge column leading downwardly from the upper funnel chamber section; the lower discharge column including an inner diameter of sufficiently reduced size whereby liquid enters the discharge column from the upper funnel chamber in a filling equal amount; the discharge column having a plurality of equally angularly spaced tubular members spaced in equal distance about the bottom portion of the discharge column; the tubular members extending downwardly and having respective end portions adapted to be inserted into the inlet of a liquid container for conducting equal amounts of liquid from the funnel chamber into respective containers to be filled therefrom.

Abstract: An apparatus for recycling liquids, such as, for example, used motor oil. For example, an outer container, such as a five gallon plastic container, is provided which contains unused oil. A pump can be used to pump out the unused oil for use. This leaves a liquid void in the container. A collapsible bag is contained within the container and has an external opening. Used oil may then be poured into the collapsible bag replacing the liquid void left when the unused oil was pumped out, but not contaminating the unused oil. When all of the unused oil has been pumped out, the contained with the bag of used oil can be recycled. Alternatively, other liquids can be recycled. Also, the collapsible bag can contain the unused oil.

Abstract: A waste oil collection apparatus for collecting used oil from an engine and dispensing the oil into bottles, such as those in which replacement oil is provided. The apparatus includes a container having a raised cylindrical opening through which waste oil from an engine may be received into the container. A plurality of threaded couplers facilitate an attachment of the bottles to apertures in a sidewall of the container. A plurality of valves allow oil to be selectively dispensed from the container into the bottles from which new oil is supplied. The collector further includes an extensible funnel assent ply and a debris removal assembly having a magnet for removing metal particles from the waste oil.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for use in removal of coatings from airplanes and the like wherein such removal requires the application of a solvent composition for dissolving the coating such as paint, the solvent having a sufficiently high vapor pressure to be present in both a liquid phase and a gaseous vapor phase at stripping temperatures with the solvent in the vapor phase being lighter than the liquid phase and heavier than air, and the apparatus including a portable carriage, positionable beneath the airplane, a receptacle having spaced side walls and carried by the carriage, the side walls extending vertically upwardly, the receptacle further defining a receptacle bottom portion, the receptacle receiving spent solvent in both the liquid and the vapor phases after application of the solvent to the airplane surfaces and dissolution of the paint therein, the side walls directing the received spent solvent in both phases to the receptacle bottom portion such that vapor phase is trapped above the he

Abstract: A process for catching and processing non-aqueous drip-liquids, characterized in that the drip-liquid to be processed is caught in an oily and non-aqueous liquids absorbing, water-repelling, liquid catching on a non-woven cloth, incorporated into an envelope of a hydrophobic synthetic resin fiber fabric, which envelope with cloth is partitioned in a suitable manner in a number of tracks of fields; the enveloped liquid catching cloth with absorbed drip-liquid are collected, the collected envelope liquid catching cloths are washed in a solvent for the drip-liquid, the drip-liquid is separated from the solvent, the drip-liquid so recovered is incinerated with power-generation and the cleaned enveloped liquid catching cloths may be used anew.

Abstract: A portable foldable containment (10) is illustrated for use in containing spilled material and preventing environmental contact. Containment (10) includes a floor (14) and integral side walls (16, 18, 20, 22). Rigid side braces (A) internal braces (B) and wall bracing elements (C) provide support to enable walls (16, 18, 20, 22) to extend upright a considerable distance. Internal braces (B) consist of a first brace segment (26), a second brace segment (28) and a hinge (30). Wall bracing elements (C) consist of a vertical leg (64), a horizontal leg (66), and a resilient hinge (68). These components enable the internal braces (B) and wall bracing elements (C) to be folded allowing walls (16, 18, 20, 22) to be laid horizontally for passage of a vehicle.

Abstract: A fluid receptacle formed of a bag having first and second sides, the bottom and lower outer edges of which are joined to provide a central pocket. The intermediate and upper outer edges of the first and second sides of the bag are provided with cooperating sealing elements by which the remaining outer edges of the bag may be sealed. The sealing elements are disengageable to permit the first and second sides of the bag to be laid open on opposite sides of the central pocket.

Abstract: Apparatus for quick, clean and convenient changing of the oil or other fluids of a vehicle of particular use to the "do-it-yourselfer." The apparatus is sized so as to fit under most vehicles when resting on one side thereof and is provided with a pivoting extensible arm having a funnel mounted on the end thereof for collecting the fluid that is mounted in a recess in one side thereof so as not to catch on the undercarriage of the vehicle when slid under or out from under the vehicle. Once positioned, the funnel is raised into close approximation with the oil drain plug, oil filter neck, or other location from which fluid is to be collected, and the fluid is drained into the funnel and directed down through the arm into the container. The container is then stood upright for dispensing the stored oil or other fluid through a valve, which is also recessed in the container, into a larger recycling or other collection facility.

Abstract: An oil drainage catch pan (A) having an open top (10) for receiving used engine oil drained therein has a reservoir (B) on one end of the pan with a discharge spout (C) and a container (D) connected by a coupling (E) to the spout. After collecting the used oil in the catch pan, the catch pan is tilted causing the used oil to flow to the reservoir and drain through the spout into the container for containment and transport to a suitable location.

Abstract: With regards to a vehicle storage area it is common for dropping debris, from the stored vehicle, to contaminate and/or deteriorate the vehicle storage area floor surface. In this invention, a vehicle track, when suitably placed in a vehicle storage area, provides a means of collecting and removing dropping debris from a stored vehicle thereby reducing contamination and/or deterioration of the vehicle storage area floor surface. In addition, said vehicle track aids in the reproducible placement of the stored vehicle in the vehicle storage area.

Abstract: A device for the retention of various sizes of containers used in the collection of waste fluids such as anti-freeze, oil and other liquids including a receptacle with a raised platform for supporting a container to be filled and a trough surrounding the raised platform for collecting spilled fluids. The raised platform having a plurality of peg receptacles each capable of receiving a peg for providing support to the container being filled. Drain channels are provided between the peg receptacles and the trough permitting spilled fluids to drain into the trough and providing structural support to the device.

Abstract: A vehicle fluids change and recycle apparatus includes a vessel body having an interior reservoir for containing oil drained from an engine. The body includes parallel and rear surfaces on opposite sides of the interior reservoir. The vessel body includes an inlet for enabling draining oil to enter the reservoir at the front surface of the vessel body. The lower end of the vessel body has a pedestal for enabling the vessel body to be supported in an upright position wherein the front and rear surfaces are generally vertical. An outlet member defines a drain for emptying the reservoir when the vessel is upright and a valve controls flow from the reservoir via the outlet. The valve is spaced above the pedestal when the vessel body is upright enabling a container to be placed under the valve when the vessel body is upright so that drained engine oil can be recycled into such container.

Abstract: An apparatus to include a storage container arranged for vertical mounting to a support surface, wherein the storage container mounts an outlet conduit and valve associated therewith. The container is provided with a cavity to receive and store a fluid-receiving pan container permitting ease of disposal of waste oil from an associated vehicular oil change. Waste oil containers are thereafter positioned below the storage container conduit to receive the waste oil for subsequent recycling. A modification of the invention includes a first and second storage container mounted to opposed side walls of the primary storage container to include respective granular absorbing material and saturated oil absorbing material respectively. An underlying tray is positioned below a manifold mounted to the container conduit for permitting filling of a plurality of waste oil containers simultaneously.

Abstract: The invention is an oil changer intended to encourage proper disposal of used motor oil. It is comprised of an outer container made of cardboard and an inner container of polypropylene and a tie device to seal the motor oil in the inner container. The polypropylene material is non-reactive with the petroleum products and additives found in used engine oil; its tensile strength is approximately 8,000-pounds/inch.sup.2, rendering it durable enough to prevent inadvertent oil spillage; and it can withstand temperatures of up to 320.degree. F., making it possible to drain the engine oil into the inner container while the oil is hot. The tie device is of the cable tie variety, providing locking security against oil leakage. The sealed double containment of used engine oil within a durable outer container makes possible the safe and clean transportation, storage and handling of the oil changer during collection for recycling of both the used oil and the component parts of the oil changer itself.

Abstract: A waste-liquid transfer device. In a first embodiment, the device includes a receiver assembly having a horizontal bottom wall and a vertical side wall integral with the bottom wall, providing a receiver cavity for temporarily holding the waste liquid. The vertical side wall defines a cylinder concentric with a standard fifty-five-gallon drum having a top with an opening in it. The receiver assembly fits snugly over the top of the drum, and a drain tube extending downward from the bottom wall fits into the opening in the top of the drum. In a second embodiment, the device includes a receiver assembly having a horizontal bottom wall and a vertical side wall integral with the bottom wall, providing a receiver cavity for temporarily holding the waste liquid. The device further includes a drain pipe leading from the receiver assembly to a storage tank, and a frame supporting the receiver assembly during the transfer operation.

Abstract: A device used to reclaim shower waste water for flushing toilets and watering gardens. During the course of a shower, several shallow-plastic molded reservoirs are situated intermediately between the shower basin and the feet of the person standing upon them. The top surface forms a sloped recess for collecting water and an open inlet port at the recessed end allows the water to drain into the reservoir. The weight of a person standing upon the top surface is supported by an internal array of posts projecting upwardly from the bottom surface. A dispenser is used in conjuction with an outlet to retain and release the collected water. When the full reservoir is placed in an upright position on top of a toilet set with the outlet at the lowermost position, the dispenser is manually actuated thus releasing water through the outlet with sufficient flow rate to flush the toilet. A shoulder strap and sprinkler accessory may be attached for use as a portable watering container in the garden.

Abstract: A funnel-like tapered containment vessel of flexible sheet material has its smaller end portion normally closed by a valve and its other end portion open to define a mouth. Such vessel has a large flat lip that can be positioned under the source of a leak of hazardous liquid such that the liquid falls on the lip and is conveyed into the vessel. The open end portion of the vessel has an inflatable cuff including a top arcuate part which, when inflated, holds the upper portion of the mouth of the vessel open. The cuff includes a separate bottom part extending around the margin of the lip and inflatable to form a raised rim to prevent runoff. The normally closed valved end portion of the vessel can be connected to a collapsible collection container such as by a hose having quick-connecting end fittings.

Abstract: A portable containment (10) is illustrated for field use in containing pesticides and other toxic chemicals and the like. Containment (10) includes a floor (12) and integral side walls (16, 18, 20, 22). Resilient side braces (A), bracing straps (B), and compressible top braces (C), provide resiliency so that the upstanding walls deform to allow a wheeled vehicle or aircraft (13) to roll onto and off of the containment in the field. Elastic corners (D) allow the side walls and corners to be deformed outwardly or inwardly without tearing or damage of the corners or upstanding walls.

Abstract: Apparatus for quick, clean and convenient changing of the oil or other fluids of a vehicle of particular use to the "do-it-yourselfer." The apparatus is sized so as to fit under most vehicles when resting on one side thereof and is provided with an extensible snorkel having a funnel mounted on the end thereof for collecting the fluid that is mounted in a recess in one side thereof so as not to catch on the undercarriage of the vehicle when slid under or out from under the vehicle. Once positioned, the funnel is raised into close approximation with the oil drain plug, oil filter neck, or other location from which fluid is to be collected, and the fluid is drained into the funnel and directed down through the snorkel into the container. The container is then stood upright for dispensing the stored oil through a valve, which is also recessed in the container, into a larger recycling or other collection facility.

Abstract: A collapsible and disposable container for engine oil which can package fresh engine oil for dispensing into internal combustion engines, or alternatively can be employed for catching, holding and storing engine oil drained from an internal combustion engine when it is desired to change the oil.

Abstract: A fuel overflow device (10) for marine motorcraft (100) having a fuel overflow tube (103) wherein the device (10) includes a receptacle member (20) equipped with a flexible tether (40) for suspending the receptacle member (20) from the superstructure of a boat (100) and a stabilizing unit (13) comprising a suction cup (50) adapted to releasably yet fixedly secure the receptacle member (20) beneath the outlet (103') of the fuel overflow tube (103) to collect the spilled fuel from the overflow tube (103).

Abstract: The waste oil collector has a catch pan supported in a cantilever manner by a pair of legs. Apertures are provided in an end wall of the catch pan to which bottles for collecting the drained oil are connected. The bottles extend outwardly at an incline and serve as a counterbalance for supporting the catch pan in the cantilever manner from the legs.

Abstract: A cart for draining, filtering and recycling oil or similar viscous fluids from vehicles comprising a wheel mounted fluid receiving chamber having a front to rear slope, handle means for positioning the open chamber beneath a vehicle, vertically disposed baffle plates positioned within the chamber to reduce movement of the fluid collected therein, drain means connected to the rear of the fluid receiving chamber and in fluid communication with a pump and filter means mounted alongside the chamber which provides pumping and filtering of the collected fluid to remove particles entrained therein and reintroduction of the filtered fluid back into the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for catching liquids dripping from the underside of a vehicle and disposal thereof includes a tray member, an absorbent pad and a bag assembly for containing the pad. When the absorbent pad becomes saturated with liquids, the mouth of the bag assembly is opened and the absorbent pad is placed therein. The soiled absorbent pad may then be disposed of.

Abstract: A container for the storage and disposal of liquids, such as liquid fats, oils and suspended greases, comprising a receptacle with interior walls impervious and resistant to such liquids and, contained within the receptacle, material capable of absorbing such liquids which is comprised of one or more pads of absorbent material, such as paper or other fibrous or filamentary pulp products, aligned in adjacent planes, whereby a plurality of cavities is formed in the container to accept liquid introduced to the container for absorption by the absorbent material.

Abstract: A system for collecting used oil from an engine and/or pouring new oil into the engine. The system envisions an open-topped drain pan which can be used in draining the oil, the drain pan being placed below the drain plug of the engine. The wide mouth of the open top ensures against oil spillage on the pan side wall. The pan is also provided with a top or cover having a diameter complimental to the pan diameter and is threadedly engageable therewith for sealing purposes when sealing is desired. The cover includes a spout at one side thereof to facilitate the draining of the used oil therefrom if such is desired or the pouring of new oil from within the pan into the engine, also as desired. The pan also includes a manually engageable rim portion for facilitating the transport of the pan to a distant location for the proper disposal of the used oil.